All posts by Rick Hasen

“‘There’s no white knight coming’: Federal authorities will face limits responding to 2024 election lies”

November 1, 2024, 7:00 amDepartment of Justice, election subversion riskRick Hasen

NBC News: Four years ago, President Donald Trump used his bully pulpit to spread lies about the election, leading his supporters to act on their belief in mass voter fraud and eventually attack the U.S. Capitol. With days to… Continue reading

“‘All hell has broken loose’: Inside Elon Musk’s high-stakes pro-Trump door-knocking effort”

November 1, 2024, 6:56 amcampaignsRick Hasen

NBC News: Nine Republican operatives and canvassers connected to the Elon Musk-backed America PAC told NBC News that they’re worried the high-profile grassroots operation on behalf of Donald Trump’s presidential bid may hamper his chances in states decided by… Continue reading

“Civil Rights Groups File Emergency Lawsuit to Ensure Cobb County Absentee Voters Have Time to Cast Their Ballots”

November 1, 2024, 6:54 amUncategorizedRick Hasen

Release via email: The American Civil Liberties Union, ACLU of Georgia, and Southern Poverty Law Center filed an emergency lawsuit to safeguard the voting rights of Cobb County voters. Cobb County admitted that they had failed to mail out more… Continue reading

If the Election Comes Down to Wisconsin, Be Patient

November 1, 2024, 6:51 amUncategorizedRick Hasen

Milwaukee early votes likely will take until 2 or 3 am to count…. From my earlier Slate piece: Well, déjà vu may be on tap for a week from Tuesday. Pennsylvania and Wisconsin, alone among the swing states,… Continue reading

New York Times: “Election Falsehoods Take Off on YouTube as It Looks the Other Way”

November 1, 2024, 6:41 amcheap speech, election subversion risk, fraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

NYT: In June 2023, YouTube decided to stop fighting the most persistent strain of election misinformation in the United States: the falsehood that President Biden stole the 2020 election from Donald J. Trump. Within months, the largest video platform became… Continue reading

“Georgia election officials debunk video of immigrants voting illegally”

November 1, 2024, 6:39 amcheap speech, fraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

AJC: A video claiming a group of Haitians illegally voted for Vice President Kamala Harris in Georgia was likely the work of Russian troll farms working to sow doubts about the U.S. election, Republican Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger said… Continue reading

“The Count with David Becker”

November 1, 2024, 6:37 amUncategorizedRick Hasen

Check out the new 5-part limited podcast series with David.

“Did Changes to the Voting Rights Act Cause Electoral Backsliding in the States?”

November 1, 2024, 6:29 amVoting Rights ActRick Hasen

Alice Malmberg has written this article for Election Law Journal. Here is the abstract: When announced in 2013, the U.S. Supreme Court’s Shelby County v. Holder decision immediately raised concerns that its invalidation of the coverage formula stipulated in Section… Continue reading

“Thousands of ballots are at stake as the Supreme Court considers Pennsylvania voting rules”

November 1, 2024, 6:27 amelection administration, Supreme CourtRick Hasen

Marc Meredith and Michael Morse: The latest update from [Oct. 31]— after the general statewide deadline to request a mail ballot — shows there were 2,193,578 mail ballot applications ever approved. Of those, 1,622,675 have been logged by local… Continue reading

“Amazon donates to group backing hardline anti-abortion Republican; DoorDash and CVS also contributing funds to Raga group trying to re-elect Todd Rokita, who favors total abortion ban”

November 1, 2024, 6:25 amcampaign financeRick Hasen

The Guardian: Amazon, DoorDash and CVS Health are among major US companies publicly committed to supporting reproductive rights that have nonetheless contributed this year to a group supporting the re-election of Todd Rokita, the Republican attorney general of Indiana… Continue reading

“Dems say they will certify a Trump victory — even though some see him as ineligible for office”

October 31, 2024, 2:45 pmlegislation and legislaturesRick Hasen

Politico: Democrats in Congress for years have labeled Donald Trump an “insurrectionist,” impeached him for stoking violence on Jan. 6, 2021, and suggested he is constitutionally prohibited from returning to the White House. But even as those lawmakers continue to… Continue reading

“Suspicious voter registration forms in Pennsylvania linked to Arizona city councilman’s company”

October 31, 2024, 2:40 pmchicanery, voter registrationRick Hasen

Votebeat: Two Pennsylvania counties have identified an Arizona-based company as the source of thousands of last-minute voter registration applications that they are investigating. The company, Field+Media Corps, which conducts voter registration and outreach programs, is run by Francisco Heredia, a… Continue reading

Breaking: Justice Alito Won’t Put Cornel West’s Name at this Late Date on Pennsylvania Ballot

October 31, 2024, 2:36 pmballot access, Supreme CourtRick Hasen

The Justice acted without referring the matter to the Court, something that only happens when a matter is unlikely to attract the support of even a single Justice.

“Chinese national in Michigan casts irretrievable ballot in US election, now faces charges”

October 31, 2024, 1:46 pmchicaneryRick Hasen

USA Today: A Chinese national studying at the University of Michigan is facing serious charges after officials say he voted this past weekend in the battleground state. Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson and Washtenaw County Prosecutor Eli Savit … Continue reading

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